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From: andy@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Andy S Poling)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: VS2000 Serial port
Summary: ss(4) gives the clue
Keywords: ttys, vs2000
Message-ID: <6033@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 6 Aug 90 23:26:36 GMT
References: <2071.26bd28b1@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Reply-To: andy@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Andy Poling)
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In article <2071.26bd28b1@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> powers@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>About a week ago I asked for information about using the 25 pin serial port 
>on a VAXstation 2000 for SLIP.  I haven't gotten any responses and am still
>having no luck.  Now I'd like to just get the port working for a terminal.
>
>When I plug in a set of RS232 test lights nothing comes up, same is true if
>I use a vt320 terminal.  I'm convinced that the cable from the port to the
>tester is good (checked on another machine).
>
>I'd really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction to
>resurrect this guy.

Just for general info, I finally found where I read about what ports 0-3 on
the VS2000 can be.  Looking at the man page for ss(4) reveals that these
assignments differ depending upon whether you have a real condole (on the
printer port) or a "virtual" console on your VR-whatever.  

What alarms me is where it seems to imply that because I am using a real
console terminal on the printer port, I cannot connect any other terminal
devices.  Can this be true?!  I was counting on being able to use that port
for secure logins.

-Andy
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